Having delighted Music Toronto audiences with “one of the best recitals of 2025” (LudwigVan), Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko returns to Music Toronto with a program shaped by the spirit of fantasy. From Beethoven’s Quasi una Fantasia and Schumann’s visionary Fantasy in C to the evocative works of Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko and Liszt’s electrifying Dante Sonata, Ovcharenko explores music where imagination, poetry, and virtuosity unfold in thrilling freedom.
“An artist of rare sensitivity and dazzling virtuosity.” — International Piano
Single tickets: $40 - $70
Students and Arts Workers tickets (Sections C and D): $25
Limited free student tickets available upon request: https://musictorontoconcerts.com/special-tickets
Program
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27, No. 1 Quasi una fantasia
Robert Schumann
Fantasy in C major, Op. 17
Viktor Kosenko
Nocturne-Fantaisie in C-sharp minor, Op. 4
Viktor Kosenko
Poème-Fantaisie, Op. 11, No. 3 Tragic
Franz Liszt
Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata